Overview
- Federal prosecutors charged Melanie Breanne Rivas, 25, with assault on a federal officer following an Oct. 29 traffic stop.
- An FPS affidavit says she repeatedly cut off and braked in front of a marked patrol car for more than four miles before a stop near I‑205 exit 12A.
- The officer reported that she refused commands, reached toward her console, then punched him in the face as he attempted to handcuff her.
- Court records and her firm’s website identify Rivas as an Oregon lawyer admitted in October 2024 and listed at Evergreen Legal Services.
- Rivas appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman, was released pending further proceedings, and the FPS investigation continues under U.S. Attorney oversight.